Back elevation before -

Back elevation after -

A mixture of old and new doors and trim – Can you tell what is old and what is new?

Don’t even think about it!

Interior of new screened porch –

This Prairie / American Foursquare home built c. 1920 had a previous 1 story addition on the back.   We built a 2nd story addition in 1997-1998, which also included a bedroom and bathroom on the 3rd floor.  In 2000 we added the brick screened porch. 

Back corner before addition -

Back corner after additions -

“When I was building a deck on the back of my house it just so happened that my next-door neighbor was having an addition built onto their house. Since I was outside a lot that summer putting in time when I could on my project, I had plenty of opportunities to observe all stages of the work being done on the house next door. Suffice it to say that I was so impressed with the quality and professionalism of the contractor doing the work, well I thought that I would definitely use this guy if I ever decided to have some work like that done on my house. That contractor was Acorn Custom Builders (Patrick A’Hearn).”

New master bedroom -

New master bedroom -

“So in 1995-1996 when we were planning a two-story addition to our house, we made sure that we had Acorn locked in as the builder.”

“The work began in 1997. The work was substantial and involved adding a full second floor and a partial third floor (attic plus additional bedroom and bathroom) to the existing one-story addition that had been tacked on to the rear of our house by the previous owners. “

Another mixture of old and new trim -

“Packey worked closely with us and the architect to develop the final plans. The actual work would involve a fair amount of demolition including the removal of ceiling and roofs which would temporarily expose our house to the elements. Another factor was working with the elements of the existing house which were not exactly level or square (the original house was built circa 1917). Throughout the whole construction phase Packey took special care to get things just right as well as taking the extra steps to minimize any danger from the elements. He also made sure to keep us informed as to the pace and schedule of the work being done.”

“The work was completed on budget and in a reasonable timeframe. Once the work was done we were very pleased with the quality and craftsmanship of the work done by Acorn Custom Builders. In particular the trim work done inside the house was of the highest quality and matched the existing trim of the old house very well. It has been over ten years since the completion of the project and we are still very pleased with the fine work that was done on our house. A few years later when we decided to add a screened-in porch to the back of our house we again went with Acorn Custom Builders and once again we were very pleased with the results, in particular the trim work.”

 Eric Peterson
Kathy DeWitt